Reference: SIMPLE AND SIMPLICITY
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Sometimes used in the Bible in a good sense, denoting sincerity, candor, and an artless ignorance of evil, Ro 16:19; 2Co 1:12; 11:3; sometimes in a bad sense, denoting heedless foolishness both mental and moral, Pr 1:22; 9:4; 14:15; 22:3; and sometimes in the sense of mere ignorance or inexperience, 2Sa 15:11; Pr 1:4; 21:11.
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And with Absalom went two hundred called men out of Jerusalem. And they went in their honesty, and did not know anything.
to give sense to the simple, knowledge and judgment to the young man;
How long will you love simplicity, simple ones? And will scorners delight in their scorning? And will fools hate knowledge?
The simple one, let him turn in here. To one lacking heart, she says to him,
The simple believes every word, but the wise man watches his step.
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
A prudent one foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.
For your obedience reached to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf, But I would have you truly wise as to good, and simple toward evil.
giving thanks to the Father, who has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.